diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66bb9a6..22be32e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Targets are supplied after the code directory (or via `default_targets` in the m
 | `build-if-missing` | No-op when the image already exists; otherwise delegates to `build`. |
 | `rebuild` | Rebuild the image from scratch (`--no-cache`). |
 | `run` | Default goal. Runs the container with Codex as entrypoint and passes `codex_args`. |
+| `resume <session-id>` | Continues a Codex session by running `codex resume <session-id>` inside the container (builds if needed). |
 | `login` | Starts Codex in login mode to bootstrap `${HOME}/.codex`. |
 | `shell` | Launches `/bin/bash` inside the container for debugging. |
 | `stop` | Best-effort stop of the running container (if any). |
diff --git a/sloptrap b/sloptrap
index b97888d..5a523e1 100755
--- a/sloptrap
+++ b/sloptrap
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ print_styled() {
     for arg in "$@"; do
       colored_args+=("$COLOR_HIGHLIGHT$arg$color")
     done
+    # Format strings are defined within sloptrap, not user input.
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2059
     printf "$fmt" "${colored_args[@]}"
   else
     printf '%b' "$fmt"
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ print_styled_err() {
     for arg in "$@"; do
       colored_args+=("$COLOR_HIGHLIGHT$arg$color")
     done
+    # Format strings are defined within sloptrap, not user input.
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2059
     printf "$fmt" "${colored_args[@]}" >&2
   else
     printf '%b' "$fmt" >&2
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ usage() {
   info_line "\n"
   info_line "Example targets:\n"
   comment_line "  run               Build if needed, then launch Codex\n"
+  comment_line "  resume <id>       Build if needed, then run 'codex resume <id>'\n"
   comment_line "  shell             Drop into an interactive /bin/bash session\n"
   comment_line "  clean             Remove the project container/image cache\n"
   comment_line "  prune             Remove dangling/unused sloptrap images\n"
@@ -1026,17 +1031,25 @@ prune_sloptrap_images() {
   run_or_print "${cmd[@]}"
 }
 
-run_codex() {
-  if ! $DRY_RUN; then
-    status_line "Running %s\n" "$SLOPTRAP_IMAGE_NAME"
-  fi
+run_codex_command() {
+  local -a extra_args=("$@")
   local -a cmd=("${BASE_CONTAINER_CMD[@]}" "$SLOPTRAP_IMAGE_NAME")
   if [[ ${#CODEX_ARGS_ARRAY[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     cmd+=("${CODEX_ARGS_ARRAY[@]}")
   fi
+  if [[ ${#extra_args[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    cmd+=("${extra_args[@]}")
+  fi
   run_or_print "${cmd[@]}"
 }
 
+run_codex() {
+  if ! $DRY_RUN; then
+    status_line "Running %s\n" "$SLOPTRAP_IMAGE_NAME"
+  fi
+  run_codex_command
+}
+
 run_login_target() {
   if ! $DRY_RUN; then
     status_line "Login %s\n" "$SLOPTRAP_IMAGE_NAME"
@@ -1053,6 +1066,23 @@ run_shell_target() {
   run_or_print "${cmd[@]}"
 }
 
+run_resume_target() {
+  local session_id=$1
+  if ! $DRY_RUN; then
+    status_line "Resume %s (%s)\n" "$SLOPTRAP_IMAGE_NAME" "$session_id"
+  fi
+  run_codex_command resume "$session_id"
+}
+
+process_resume_target() {
+  local session_id=$1
+  if [[ -z $session_id ]]; then
+    error "target 'resume' requires a session identifier"
+  fi
+  build_if_missing
+  run_resume_target "$session_id"
+}
+
 dispatch_target() {
   local target=$1
   case "$target" in
@@ -1267,6 +1297,17 @@ if $AUTO_LOGIN; then
   dispatch_target login
 fi
 
-for target in "${TARGETS[@]}"; do
-  dispatch_target "$target"
+target_index=0
+while (( target_index < ${#TARGETS[@]} )); do
+  current_target="${TARGETS[$target_index]}"
+  if [[ $current_target == "resume" ]]; then
+    if (( target_index + 1 >= ${#TARGETS[@]} )); then
+      error "target 'resume' requires a session identifier"
+    fi
+    process_resume_target "${TARGETS[$((target_index + 1))]}"
+    ((target_index+=2))
+    continue
+  fi
+  dispatch_target "$current_target"
+  ((target_index+=1))
 done
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index d920614..b45adda 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ Current scenarios:
 - `manifest_injection/` — ensures disallowed `make.*` overrides abort parsing.
 - `helper_symlink/` — ensures `.sloptrap-ignores` cannot be a symlink to directories outside the project.
 - `secret_mask/` — verifies masked files remain hidden even when sloptrap remaps the workspace mount.
+- `resume_target/` — verifies the resume target passes the requested session identifier to Codex.
diff --git a/tests/resume_target/README.md b/tests/resume_target/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ad893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resume_target/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Resume Target Scenario
+
+Empty project used by the regression suite to ensure the `resume` target
+invokes `codex resume <session-id>` inside the container.
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index f7bae3a..57b9e40 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -289,6 +289,23 @@ run_secret_mask() {
   teardown_stub_env
 }
 
+run_resume_target() {
+  local scenario_dir="$TEST_ROOT/resume_target"
+  printf '==> resume_target\n'
+  setup_stub_env
+  local session_id="019a81b7-32d2-7622-8639-6698c6579625"
+  if ! PATH="$STUB_BIN:$PATH" HOME="$STUB_HOME" FAKE_PODMAN_LOG="$STUB_LOG" \
+    "$SLOPTRAP_BIN" "$scenario_dir" resume "$session_id" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    record_failure "resume_target: sloptrap exited non-zero"
+    teardown_stub_env
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! grep -q -- "resume $session_id" "$STUB_LOG"; then
+    record_failure "resume_target: resume invocation missing"
+  fi
+  teardown_stub_env
+}
+
 run_shellcheck
 run_mount_injection
 run_root_target
@@ -296,6 +313,7 @@ run_symlink_escape
 run_manifest_injection
 run_helper_symlink
 run_secret_mask
+run_resume_target
 
 if [[ ${#failures[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
   printf '\nTest failures:\n'